THE GOOD DEATH

A film by Tomáš Krupa
Documentary  |  83 min  |  SVK, CZE, AUT, FRA  |  2019
A co-production with HAILSTONE and Master Film

SYNOPSIS

Janette is terminally ill and wants to die in a dignified way but British laws do not allow it. She gets in touch with Dr. Erika in Switzerland, who is willing to help her. Muscular dystrophy, the illness that Janette suffers from, has affected her family for generations. Janette's mother was wheelchair bound for decades, becoming a prisoner in her own body. Janette refuses to wait for death in unbearable pain so she opts for physician-assisted suicide. Before leaving on her last journey from England to Switzerland, she has to explain her intention to her family members and close friends. Her son Simon has also inherited this illness and, therefore, has much more sympathy regarding her decision than his sister Bridget. If no cure for this illness is found, he will face the same decision process as his mother. Both children try to convince Janette to postpone her death. Do we own our life or does it own us?

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

SLOVAK FILM & TELEVISION ACADEMY SFTA              
Best Slovak Documentary Film

INT.HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL ONE WORLD 2019
Best Czech Documentary

MONTGOMERY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Best Documentary

STRASBURG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Main Award, Best Documentary

CINEMATIK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Best Documentary

FESTIVALS

International Human Rights Festival One World 2019
Montgomery International Film Festival 2019
Strasburg International Film Festival 2019
Cinematik International Film Festival 2019
22nd Jihlava Int. Documentary Film Festival

QUOTES 

»The Good Death is an extraordinary film about a very powerful, still very Taboo and unexplored subject. I personally felt the director and filmmakers did an outstanding job in presenting the subject, the journey and the emotions within the entirety of the film. The courage of both filmmakers and the individuals whose life and choices were explored in the film deserves a huge KUDOS as it is not something many of us would share and in such an open and non-censored way. Very brave choice and very artistically made to bring such a painful subject to life in portraying such beauty, acceptance and hope within it.«  MONTGOMERY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL JURY

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INFO

RUNNING TIME –  83 minutes
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE – English
SUBTITLES – English
SCREENING FORMAT – DCP
SOUND FORMAT – Dolby SR
ASPECT RATIO – 2.35:1
FRAMES/SEC – 24

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